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It cost $36.75 for 3 tickets to visit the science center. It cost $51 for tickets for 4 tickets to visit the zoo. Which attraction will cost more money for a group of 12 students to visit ? How much more?

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Answer:It would cost more to go to the zoo by $6Step-by-step explanation:The total amount that each attraction costs can be given by;Science centerTotal cost at the science center=cost per ticket×number of ticketswhere;Total cost at the science center=$36.75 Cost per ticket=cNumber of tickets=3 ticketsSubstituting;36.75=c×3c=(36.75/3)=12.25 per ticket to go to the science ticketFor 12 students, total cost at the science center=(12.25×12)=$147ZooTotal cost at the zoo=cost per ticket×number of ticketswhere;Total cost at the zoo=$51Cost per ticket=dNumber of tickets=4 ticketsSubstituting;51=d×4d=(51/4)=12.75 per ticket to go to the zooFor 12 students, total cost at the zoo=(12×12.75)=$153Total zoo cost-Total science center cost=(153-147)=$6It would cost more to go to the zoo by $6